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The Mentor Ring

Published 16 February 2015Cardiff charity achieve Quality Award for Volunteering The Mentor Ring (TMR) has recently achieved the Investing in Volunteers quality standard in recognition of the excellent work they do with volunteers.

Operational Director, Sujatha Thaladi said: ‘Getting this award is a reflection on the quality of our services and how we attract, retain and value our volunteers. It is an achievement not just for TMR but for our volunteers’.

‘Without them, we wouldn’t be able to deliver the range of services we provide to local communities.’

Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for organisations involving volunteers. It aims to improve the quality of volunteering experience for volunteers and to encourage organisations to better recognise the enormous contribution made by volunteers. Investing in Volunteers is managed in Wales by Wales Council for Voluntary Action.

The Mentor Ring was assessed against a range of best practice standards and proved to excel in all aspects of working with its volunteers.

A volunteer from The Mentor Ring, Isabel McDougall- Cardiff Metropolitan University: ‘As a volunteer it is a great honour to be a part of the organisation, the charity has provided excellent prospects, allowing me to meet certain personal goals and take parts in all aspects of the charity I wish to. This quality standard mark helps to reinforce the existing level of care, nurture, mentoring, and guidance that The Mentor Ring provides to its volunteers and individuals within its community. I am very proud to be a part of an organisation who not only values me as a volunteer and helps to mentor vulnerable individuals, but also has been able to achieve such a quality mark.’

The Mentor Ring’s mission is to provide one-to-one support and guidance to people of all ages and backgrounds, helping them to overcome significant barriers to social inclusion. The charity helps individuals and communities to tackle their personal challenges – whether it is in health & wellbeing, education, training, employment or settling in the UK.

‘We also organise and coordinate a wide range of physical activities, craft and art workshops, personal development and training courses, primarily for the purpose of social cohesion.’

Our mission is to offer advice, guidance and support to socially and economically disadvantaged people through individual and group mentoring. We aim to provide a service that caters for the whole person by raising standards, confidence and self-esteem – thus creating opportunities and choices that will help individuals and their communities to realise their full potential.

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